Johnny Bedford (23-14-1, 19) was born in Woodville, Ohio, U.S. on January 6, 1983. At the age of 23 years on September 23, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Chino Duran, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 27, 2013, 30-year old Johnny Bedford made his UFC debut on his 30th professional MMA fight at UFC 159 against a 28-year old Bryan Caraway but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Bedford's last fight was a 5-round majority decision loss to Jesse Arnett at age 34 on September 9, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Johnny Bedford's best fights have been against Louis Gaudinot, Jared Lopez and Daniel Pineda.
Bedford has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Sep 9, 2017 34 years, 8 months 23-14-1 (19) | Jesse Arnett | BT | 5 | MD | LOSS | |
38 | Jul 14, 2017 34 years, 6 months 23-13-1 (19) | Jimmy Flick | BT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
37 | Apr 28, 2017 34 years, 3 months 23-12-1 (19) | Eric Higaonna | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
36 | Aug 13, 2016 33 years, 7 months 22-12-1 (18) | Mike Hernandez | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
35 | Apr 23, 2016 33 years, 3 months 21-12-1 (17) | Taylor Moore | BT | 4 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
34 | Aug 8, 2015 32 years, 7 months 20-12-1 (16) | Josh Robinson | Pride | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Sep 13, 2014 31 years, 8 months 19-12-1 (15) | 30 years 19-8 (14) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
32  | Jun 28, 2014 31 years, 5 months 19-11-1 (15) | 26 years, 9 months 11-4 (7) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punch | |
31 | Apr 11, 2014 31 years, 3 months 19-10-1 (15) | 29 years, 6 months 19-8 (14) | UFC | 1 | NC | NC Accidental headbutt | |
30  | Apr 27, 2013 30 years, 3 months 19-10-1 (15) | 28 years, 8 months 17-6 (16) | UFC | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
29 | Dec 15, 2012 29 years, 11 months 19-9-1 (15) | Marcos Vinicius | TUF | 2 | KO | WIN Body kick and punches | |
28  | Dec 3, 2011 28 years, 10 months 18-9-1 (14) | 27 years, 3 months 5-1 (3) | TUF | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body | |
27 | Dec 18, 2010 27 years, 11 months 17-9-1 (13) | Frank Gomez | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
26  | Aug 20, 2010 27 years, 7 months 16-9-1 (12) | 26 years 6-0 (6) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
25 | May 20, 2010 27 years, 4 months 16-8-1 (12) | Jared Lopez | Bellator | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
24 | Apr 3, 2010 27 years, 2 months 15-8-1 (11) | Ryan Webb | 3 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
23 | Feb 13, 2010 27 years, 1 months 14-8-1 (10) | Danny Tims | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
22 | Nov 28, 2009 26 years, 10 months 13-8-1 (10) | Tim Snyder | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
21 | Oct 9, 2009 26 years, 9 months 12-8-1 (9) | Humberto DeLeon | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
20 | Sep 18, 2009 26 years, 8 months 11-8-1 (9) | Mike Baskis | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
19  | Jun 20, 2009 26 years, 5 months 11-7-1 (9) | 23 years, 10 months 8-4 (8) | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
18 | May 23, 2009 26 years, 4 months 10-7-1 (8) | Francisco Barragan | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | ||
17 | Apr 11, 2009 26 years, 3 months 9-7-1 (7) | Jeremy Dodd | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
16 | Feb 21, 2009 26 years, 1 months 8-7-1 (6) | 23 years, 6 months 7-2 (7) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
15  | Nov 22, 2008 25 years, 10 months 8-6-1 (6) | 22 years, 2 months 17-12-1 (17) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
14 | Nov 1, 2008 25 years, 9 months 8-5-1 (6) | Shane Waits | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Sep 19, 2008 25 years, 8 months 7-5-1 (5) | Joshua Lee | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
12 | Jul 26, 2008 25 years, 6 months 6-5-1 (4) | Rocky Long | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11 | May 17, 2008 25 years, 4 months 5-5-1 (4) | Stephen Ledbetter | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
10 | Dec 22, 2007 24 years, 11 months 5-4-1 (4) | Damon Chamberlin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Jul 21, 2007 24 years, 6 months 4-4-1 (3) | Justin Moore | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Jun 30, 2007 24 years, 5 months 3-4-1 (2) | Rocky Long | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Mar 10, 2007 24 years, 2 months 2-4-1 (2) | Billy Vaughan | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
6 | Feb 3, 2007 24 years 2-3-1 (2) | Arman Loktev | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
5 | Dec 16, 2006 23 years, 11 months 2-2-1 (2) | Dan Caesar | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
4 | Nov 25, 2006 23 years, 10 months 1-2-1 (1) | 20 years, 2 months 6-4 (6) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
3 | Nov 18, 2006 23 years, 10 months 1-1-1 (1) | Kris Kanaley | 2 | UD | DRAW | ||
2 | Oct 20, 2006 23 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Roc Castricone | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 23, 2006 23 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | Chino Duran | 1 | SUB | LOSS Choke |
